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glochidiate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
glochidi-ate
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having barbs

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γλωχίς (glōkhís, “point, barb”) + -iate, alternative form of + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more glochidiate (comparative) most glochidiate (superlative)

Questions

What does glochidiate mean?
Having barbs
Where does glochidiate come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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